Q. My son is a very bright first-grader to whom all things academic seem to come easily. I’m not sure if he’s truly “gifted,” but I’m wondering how that can be assessed. His elementary ...

The Alabama legislature passed a long awaited “first-grade readiness” bill Thursday, which would require students who did not complete kindergarten to take a test to enter the first grade.

Ohio districts made “good faith efforts to complete testing,” according to a post on the Ohio Department of Education website, but safety came first ... grade English Language Arts test ...